Babies Take Manhattan, and Here's Why

Published: December 5, 2005

To the Editor:

Re ''Manhattan's Little Ones Come in Bigger Numbers'' (front page, Dec. 1): It's not about ''more rich families having babies and staying in Manhattan.'' It is all about the logistics of being productive and fulfilled at work in Manhattan while raising children close by and in doing so, enjoying a rewarding family life.

The fact is that mothers working in Manhattan, juggling different roles and responsibilities, cannot afford the time at the extremes of the day commuting to and from suburbia.